Wednesday news (includes West ham)
Posted: 18 Jun 2025, 10:07
BBC
Saudi Arabian clubs Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr and Al-Qadsiah have expressed interest in Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea forward Son Heung-min, 32, with the trio each prepared to pay £34m for him. (Talksport), external
Bayern Munich will target Brighton and Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma, 28, and Liverpool and Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, 26, if they miss out on Spain and Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, 22. (Sky Germany), external
Manchester United have agreed a one-year contract with English goalkeeper Tom Heaton to keep the 39-year-old at Old Trafford. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Bournemouth and England right-back Max Aarons, 25, is a target for Rangers, with the Cherries favouring a permanent sale rather than a loan. (Daily Record)
Trabzonspor are targeting Ipswich Town and DR Congo defender Axel Tuanzebe, 27. (Takvim – in Turkish), external
AC Milan have met with the representatives of Bayer Leverkusen and Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka, 32. (Football Italia), external
Napoli are attempting to sign Manchester United and England winger Jadon Sancho, 25, after his unsuccessful loan spell at Chelsea. (Gianluca di Marzio - in Italian), external
Nottingham Forest are interested in Colombia and Palmeiras midfielder Richard Rios, 25, whose contract includes a release clause of about £85m. (Give Me Sport), external
Leeds United and Aston Villa are keen on Strasbourg and Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra, 21. (Sports Mole)
Sky Paper Talk
THE TIMES
Fenway Sports Group, the owner of Liverpool, has turned its attention to the LaLiga side Getafe as it looks to develop a multi-club model.
Atletico Madrid have placed Aston Villa's Lucas Digne on a list of alternative options should their interest in Andrew Robertson reach a dead end.
THE ATHLETIC
Netherlands international midfielder Xavi Simons has told RB Leipzig that he wishes to leave this summer.
Real Betis want to sign Antony permanently after his successful loan spell in Spain.
Galatasaray are still keen to sign Victor Osimhen.
Sources close to Brahim Diaz have said the player is in talks with Real Madrid about extending his contract.
Florian Wirtz is set for a medical on Friday ahead of completing his transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool.
DAILY MAIL
Aston Villa are braced for further interest in Morgan Rogers this summer but have no plans to cash in on their England international at this stage.
Tottenham are reportedly set to delay a decision on captain Son Heung-Min's future until after their pre-season tour in Asia.
Carlos Alcaraz has revealed how his highly anticipated mixed-doubles partnership with Emma Raducanu for this year's US Open came about, and shared how he plans to let the British No1 be 'the boss' on the court.
THE SUN
Nottingham Forest have opened talks to tie down Callum Hudson-Odoi to a new deal as Roma, Napoli and Manchester United circle.
Manchester United have deployed secret weapon Andre Onana to help them win the transfer battle for Bryan Mbeumo.
DAILY MIRROR
Florian Wirtz has been snapped with former Bayer Leverkusen colleague Jeremie Frimpong ahead of their Anfield reunion.
Real Madrid have turned down the opportunity to sign Arsenal target Viktor Gyokeres this summer.
THE SCOTTISH SUN
Aberdeen are monitoring a move for Cape Verde international midfielder Ilano Silva Timas.
Guardian Rumour mill
Barry Glendenning
Liverpool are believed to be willing to let Joe Gomez leave Anfield this summer and there are no shortage of suitors for the England international. Sunderland, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Everton, West Ham, Leeds, and Burnley have formed a disorderly queue for the 28-year-old who is valued at £30m.
Despite not having done business with West Ham since 2011 because he does not get on with the club’s owners, the Tottenham Hotspur chair Daniel Levy is prepared to bite the bullet in an effort to bring Mohammed Kudus to north London. The Ghanaian has an £85m release clause on his contract but Spurs are believed to be preparing to test the waters with a £50m lowball offer.
The future of Son Heung-min at Tottenham Hotspur seems as up-in-the-air as Steph Houghton after that Leonardo Bonucci tackle during Soccer Aid on Sunday night but if the 32-year-old is to leave White Hart Lane after a decade of service, it will not be before his club’s pre-season tour to south-east Asia later this summer. Spurs are scheduled to play Arsenal in Hong Kong on 31 July and have a friendly with Newcastle scheduled in Seoul three days later and given Son’s huge popularity in his homeland, the tour’s organisers have already signed him up for assorted off-field money-spinning activities. Fenerbahce and several Saudi Pro League clubs are rumoured to be interested in signing the Spurs skipper.
Aston Villa’s bean-counters have dusted off the club-branded pricing gun and slapped a tag of £40m on Jacob Ramsey as they bid to avoid falling foul of pesky Premier League profit and sustainability rules (PSR). With the 30 June deadline looming, we can probably expect to see various clubs selling kids nobody has ever heard of to each other for eye-watering sums in order to get their ducks in a row before the financial year ends but in Ramsey, Villa have a homegrown player whose sale will count as pure profit. The midfielder is currently the subject of interest from Tottenham and West Ham, who will no doubt leave it as late as possible to make their bids in order to try to force the player’s price down.
Having become frustrated in their efforts to sign Viktor Gyökeres due to Sporting’s intransigence over their asking price for the Swedish striker, Arsenal remain hell-bent on buying Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig but have not ruled out the possibility of signing Ollie Watkins from Villa should they fail to land either of their two preferred strikers. Juventus are understood to have thrown their hat in the Gyökeres ring, having told the striker’s representatives they are prepared to match his £11m per annum wage demands and are lining up a bid with which to tempt his stubborn Portuguese employers.
Florian Wirtz has been booked in to run on a treadmill and cough for the Liverpool doctors later this week, while it looks like a matter of when, rather than if Milos Kerkez will complete his £40m move from Bournemouth to the Premier League champions. The arrival of the Hungarian international could prompt the departure of another Liverpool full-back to Madrid, with Andy Robertson the subject of ongoing interest from Atlético. We’ll find out in due course if the Scotsman has been attending Spanish lessons with his good pal Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Fulham, Leeds and Sunderland are all scrambling to sign Strasbourg’s Senegalese midfielder Habib Diarra, while the two newly promoted sides in that trio of clubs are also interested in signing Celtic’s American centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers. Millwall defender Japhet Tanganga is also wanted by Sunderland, who will have to fight off interest from Millwall’s bitter rivals Crystal Palace if they are to secure his signature.
Sport Witness
AC Milan ‘expected to rekindle contacts’ to sell player to West Ham
Last week, the Italian press were convinced that West Ham were falling firmly behind Napoli in their chase for AC Milan’s Yunus Musah.
Napoli were making quick progress in their move and had accelerated to the point they were in advanced talks to sign the US international.
There is now a fresh twist in the saga and Musah’s move to Napoli is being held up. This can lead to West Ham coming back in the hunt for the midfielder.
TuttoSport report the Italian champions have failed to take any key steps towards the signing. There is no agreement over a transfer fee and this has led to a slowdown in negotiations.
As a result, Milan are ‘expected to rekindle contacts’ with West Ham over Musah’s transfer. The Hammers have been in the mix and there seems confidence Milan can tempt them to make a move.
Milan want a ‘profitable transfer’ and the London club can help them achieve that objective, with a fee around €25m, including bonuses, being desired.
Saudi Arabian clubs Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr and Al-Qadsiah have expressed interest in Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea forward Son Heung-min, 32, with the trio each prepared to pay £34m for him. (Talksport), external
Bayern Munich will target Brighton and Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma, 28, and Liverpool and Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, 26, if they miss out on Spain and Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, 22. (Sky Germany), external
Manchester United have agreed a one-year contract with English goalkeeper Tom Heaton to keep the 39-year-old at Old Trafford. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Bournemouth and England right-back Max Aarons, 25, is a target for Rangers, with the Cherries favouring a permanent sale rather than a loan. (Daily Record)
Trabzonspor are targeting Ipswich Town and DR Congo defender Axel Tuanzebe, 27. (Takvim – in Turkish), external
AC Milan have met with the representatives of Bayer Leverkusen and Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka, 32. (Football Italia), external
Napoli are attempting to sign Manchester United and England winger Jadon Sancho, 25, after his unsuccessful loan spell at Chelsea. (Gianluca di Marzio - in Italian), external
Nottingham Forest are interested in Colombia and Palmeiras midfielder Richard Rios, 25, whose contract includes a release clause of about £85m. (Give Me Sport), external
Leeds United and Aston Villa are keen on Strasbourg and Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra, 21. (Sports Mole)
Sky Paper Talk
THE TIMES
Fenway Sports Group, the owner of Liverpool, has turned its attention to the LaLiga side Getafe as it looks to develop a multi-club model.
Atletico Madrid have placed Aston Villa's Lucas Digne on a list of alternative options should their interest in Andrew Robertson reach a dead end.
THE ATHLETIC
Netherlands international midfielder Xavi Simons has told RB Leipzig that he wishes to leave this summer.
Real Betis want to sign Antony permanently after his successful loan spell in Spain.
Galatasaray are still keen to sign Victor Osimhen.
Sources close to Brahim Diaz have said the player is in talks with Real Madrid about extending his contract.
Florian Wirtz is set for a medical on Friday ahead of completing his transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool.
DAILY MAIL
Aston Villa are braced for further interest in Morgan Rogers this summer but have no plans to cash in on their England international at this stage.
Tottenham are reportedly set to delay a decision on captain Son Heung-Min's future until after their pre-season tour in Asia.
Carlos Alcaraz has revealed how his highly anticipated mixed-doubles partnership with Emma Raducanu for this year's US Open came about, and shared how he plans to let the British No1 be 'the boss' on the court.
THE SUN
Nottingham Forest have opened talks to tie down Callum Hudson-Odoi to a new deal as Roma, Napoli and Manchester United circle.
Manchester United have deployed secret weapon Andre Onana to help them win the transfer battle for Bryan Mbeumo.
DAILY MIRROR
Florian Wirtz has been snapped with former Bayer Leverkusen colleague Jeremie Frimpong ahead of their Anfield reunion.
Real Madrid have turned down the opportunity to sign Arsenal target Viktor Gyokeres this summer.
THE SCOTTISH SUN
Aberdeen are monitoring a move for Cape Verde international midfielder Ilano Silva Timas.
Guardian Rumour mill
Barry Glendenning
Liverpool are believed to be willing to let Joe Gomez leave Anfield this summer and there are no shortage of suitors for the England international. Sunderland, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Everton, West Ham, Leeds, and Burnley have formed a disorderly queue for the 28-year-old who is valued at £30m.
Despite not having done business with West Ham since 2011 because he does not get on with the club’s owners, the Tottenham Hotspur chair Daniel Levy is prepared to bite the bullet in an effort to bring Mohammed Kudus to north London. The Ghanaian has an £85m release clause on his contract but Spurs are believed to be preparing to test the waters with a £50m lowball offer.
The future of Son Heung-min at Tottenham Hotspur seems as up-in-the-air as Steph Houghton after that Leonardo Bonucci tackle during Soccer Aid on Sunday night but if the 32-year-old is to leave White Hart Lane after a decade of service, it will not be before his club’s pre-season tour to south-east Asia later this summer. Spurs are scheduled to play Arsenal in Hong Kong on 31 July and have a friendly with Newcastle scheduled in Seoul three days later and given Son’s huge popularity in his homeland, the tour’s organisers have already signed him up for assorted off-field money-spinning activities. Fenerbahce and several Saudi Pro League clubs are rumoured to be interested in signing the Spurs skipper.
Aston Villa’s bean-counters have dusted off the club-branded pricing gun and slapped a tag of £40m on Jacob Ramsey as they bid to avoid falling foul of pesky Premier League profit and sustainability rules (PSR). With the 30 June deadline looming, we can probably expect to see various clubs selling kids nobody has ever heard of to each other for eye-watering sums in order to get their ducks in a row before the financial year ends but in Ramsey, Villa have a homegrown player whose sale will count as pure profit. The midfielder is currently the subject of interest from Tottenham and West Ham, who will no doubt leave it as late as possible to make their bids in order to try to force the player’s price down.
Having become frustrated in their efforts to sign Viktor Gyökeres due to Sporting’s intransigence over their asking price for the Swedish striker, Arsenal remain hell-bent on buying Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig but have not ruled out the possibility of signing Ollie Watkins from Villa should they fail to land either of their two preferred strikers. Juventus are understood to have thrown their hat in the Gyökeres ring, having told the striker’s representatives they are prepared to match his £11m per annum wage demands and are lining up a bid with which to tempt his stubborn Portuguese employers.
Florian Wirtz has been booked in to run on a treadmill and cough for the Liverpool doctors later this week, while it looks like a matter of when, rather than if Milos Kerkez will complete his £40m move from Bournemouth to the Premier League champions. The arrival of the Hungarian international could prompt the departure of another Liverpool full-back to Madrid, with Andy Robertson the subject of ongoing interest from Atlético. We’ll find out in due course if the Scotsman has been attending Spanish lessons with his good pal Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Fulham, Leeds and Sunderland are all scrambling to sign Strasbourg’s Senegalese midfielder Habib Diarra, while the two newly promoted sides in that trio of clubs are also interested in signing Celtic’s American centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers. Millwall defender Japhet Tanganga is also wanted by Sunderland, who will have to fight off interest from Millwall’s bitter rivals Crystal Palace if they are to secure his signature.
Sport Witness
AC Milan ‘expected to rekindle contacts’ to sell player to West Ham
Last week, the Italian press were convinced that West Ham were falling firmly behind Napoli in their chase for AC Milan’s Yunus Musah.
Napoli were making quick progress in their move and had accelerated to the point they were in advanced talks to sign the US international.
There is now a fresh twist in the saga and Musah’s move to Napoli is being held up. This can lead to West Ham coming back in the hunt for the midfielder.
TuttoSport report the Italian champions have failed to take any key steps towards the signing. There is no agreement over a transfer fee and this has led to a slowdown in negotiations.
As a result, Milan are ‘expected to rekindle contacts’ with West Ham over Musah’s transfer. The Hammers have been in the mix and there seems confidence Milan can tempt them to make a move.
Milan want a ‘profitable transfer’ and the London club can help them achieve that objective, with a fee around €25m, including bonuses, being desired.